subway

i go down
the steps
into the subway
of new york
city. i get on
the train
and ride all
night. from
the bronx to
queens up
to harlem,
mid town and
back again.
no borough left
untouched.
i've got all
night, it's
where i want
to be, with
the hum and
rattle of the
old wheels,
the clumsy
cars, the
flickering of
lights. i
like it here,
beneath the
city. below
the streets
of stone,
until i'm ready
and willing
to rise and
move on.